Faired Better Quotes & Sayings

This shriveled conception of democracy has solid roots. The founding fathers were much concerned about the hazards of democracy. In the debates of the Constitutional Convention, the main framer, James Madison, warned of these hazards. Naturally taking England as his model, he observed that "in England, at this day, if elections were open to all classes of people, the property of landed proprietors would be insecure. An agrarian law would soon take place," undermining the right to property. To ward off such injustice, "our government ought to secure the permanent interests of the country against innovation," arranging voting patterns and checks and balances so as "to protect the minority of the opulent against the majority," a prime task of decent government.19 — Noam Chomsky

Conscious man, to be sure, has at all times been keenly aware that life is an adventure, that life must, forever, be wrested from death. — Albert Einstein

People who think radio acting is easy are wrong, because you got nothing to work with but your voice. — Melanie Griffith

Football is about making mistakes. Who makes the most, loses the game. — Johan Cruijff

This was the most emotional title of my career. I was the youngest champion, and now I'm the oldest. — Kelly Slater

I hadn't been "possessed", after all. Not by an angel or a demon. Maybe there were aspects of both inside me, but I was the one who chose which to let out. — Lauren Myracle

Being an Olympic runner and now a mommy, it is so important to me to help my children learn early on how to be active and stay healthy. — Carrie Tollefson

He thought only of one thing
the geometries before him. Here was God speaking in His simple absolute language, according to the same grammar that He had used to start the planets on their smooth and silken dance. — Mark Helprin

More and more, it feels like I'm doing a really bad impersonation of myself. — Chuck Palahniuk

You're not a woman I'll ever want in my bed. — Nalini Singh